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Chrissie Boon’s interest in baking started early on with an easy bake oven. By the time she was in high school she ran a small cookie business that had her doing thousands of cookies every Christmas from her parent’s kitchen. It was only natural that she follow that love into a career. Having discovered cake decorating part way though studying for a psychology degree in university Chrissie opened a custom cake shop her second year of university. That business is ever expanding and she is now the owner of Icing Inspirations and Too Nice to Slice in Ontario Canada where she teaches and hosts classes, creates custom cakes, and runs a small bakery - Sweets by Too Nice to Slice. As a busy mom of four kiddos who keep her on her toes, she loves showing them the sweeter side of life. As the director of Icing Smiles Canada, she also shows them how to give back. She loves to compete and was thrilled to place third runner up her first time entering the Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show. The following year she took the second runner up prize. Chrissie loves spending time with her cake friends around the world teaching and judging at cake shows. She believes the best part of the industry is the friends you make in it.

Bright living room with modern inventory
Bright living room with modern inventory

Lucinda Larson-Olds owned and operated a customer order bakery for over 15 years. She has worked in both retail bakery as well as the wholesale end of the business. She started cake decorating at the ripe young age of 14, and has been teaching since 1981. she has demonstrated at the ICES Conventions and Shows since 1989. Lucinda has a Bachelors Degree in Visual Communications Technology and Graphic Design, which she incorporates into cake decorating. Lucinda teaches classes and workshops throughout the USA; and frequently demos and teaches with ICES and a network of local Cake Clubs and Sugar Arts Groups.

Michelle Sweeney is a fourth-generation baker, award-winning culinary artist, instructor, and cookbook author with a global reputation. Her family traditions laid the foundation for her love of baking, and over the years, she has gained national and international recognition. Michele was featured on Food Network's Cake Wars and served as the 2019 FIPGC Coach for the Cake Designers World Championship in Milan, showcasing the artistry of cake design on a global stage. She is also a graduate of the Wilton School of Cake Decorating and a former Wilton Method Instructor, with additional training from Chez Boucher Culinary School in New England. Michele holds an AAS in Design and multiple certifications in User-Centered Design, merging her creative and technical skills across various industries, including consulting, marketing, and product development. Michele’s unique blend of culinary artistry, business acumen, and passion for teaching has earned her respect in both the culinary and business communities. Through her cookbook, classes, and mentorship, she continues to inspire students and fellow food lovers, sharing her expertise and love of food with the world.

Emerlie Miller is a Cake Artist from Utah who runs My Sugar Rush. She spent several years as a self-taught cake decorator, before gaining additional experience at a Harmon’s grocery store and the popular Cupcake Wars winning bakery One Sweet Slice. From there she moved to Toronto to earn a Confectionary Arts Diploma from Bonnie Gordon College of Confectionary Arts – A small scale, world-renown cake college. Emerlie learned the professional art of baking and decorating cakes and other pastries from current professionals in the industry who are the masters of their art. She is known for creating tall and trendy themed cakes using bright colors and a variety of edible mediums. Emerlie has also competed as a Cake Artist on Food Network’s Santa’s Baking Blizzard (2019), as a Sugar Artist and Pastry Chef on Holiday Wars (2020), and as Team Lead and Food Network Champion on The Big Bake

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